802: The last second? No, one section is enough
Dave Jogel has changed his team again. Since entering the playoffs, especially in the most critical Western Conference Finals and Finals, Jogel has shown his unique side in personnel dispatch.
In the Western Conference Finals, he took the lead in taking out one, one, four, and killed the Spurs off guard, causing **Vic to be led by the nose, and also created the miracle of Jimmy Butler and Link scoring 60+ points together.
And today, in the finals, Jogel once again disrupted his opponent's deployment.
Spoelstra would never have expected that Joegel would actually make Tobias Harris start in the finals. For the Grizzlies' sudden change of formation, the Heat can be said to be empty-handed and unprepared!
Dave Joggel once again proved that his coach of the year was not just gained by taking advantage of his record.
However, the Grizzlies' change of formation did not affect the enthusiasm of Miami fans at all. When both sides were about to jump the ball, the booing now reached the highest level.
They don’t care whether the Grizzlies’ starting lineup is Harris or Randolph, they only know that the Heat must win today!
Even many Miami media have said that today may be the most intense game in this finals. In the last second, both sides will definitely not be able to tell their identities!
Every Heat fan who came to watch the game on the spot shouted with all his might, hoping that their shouting would add strength to the Heat.
However, Marc Gasol was not affected at all. In the third consecutive game, he fought for the first attacking ball for the Grizzlies!
Today, the Heat's defensive strategy is still the same, and Wade will watch Conley.
Therefore, Link is moving forward with the ball at this time. Link doesn't know how many people are cursing him at this time, but he doesn't care.
No matter how noisy those guys are, they can only make a fuss tonight!
After Link approached the Heat's half, the first feeling was that the Heat's defense was not even as tough as it was in the second game in Memphis a few days ago.
As Link and Joggel analyzed, although Heat fans are having fun, the Heat players themselves are not very energetic.
Link stopped outside the three-point line, and Tobias Harris came to set up cover.
But the cover has just been established, and Lewis and James are still trying to change defenses, but Harris suddenly withdraws and cuts into the inside!
Since Lewis and James were both focused on Link, Harris, who suddenly retreated after a fake pick-and-roll, was left without a guard! Link did not hesitate and immediately quickly passed the ball to Harris who cut in.
Harris rushed to the basket with the ball, and Bosh had to go forward to make up for defense. But a hole in the Heat's defense line had been pulled open, fixing this side, and leaking the other end.
When Harris saw Bosh rushing up, he was not nervous about starting in the finals for the first time. He calmly pointed the ball to his side and sent it to Gasol.
Gasol followed and easily put the ball into the basket, making the Grizzlies the first offense in the third game.
Link made only one pass from half to finishing the goal, and organized the Grizzlies' offense.
Dave Joggel wants this effect, attacking hard at the beginning, this is the best way to suppress the Heat!
"Two wonderful passes resulted in a beautiful goal. The Heat's defense has a big problem. If they continue to defend like this, today's result may be no different from the previous game." Jeff Van Gundy, who was partnering with Mike Brin, shook his head. The Heat's defense is simply useless!
Then, the Heat began to counterattack lazily. Under normal circumstances, the offensive side usually had murderous aura, especially when they were behind 0-2 in a big score.
But what Link saw from the Heat players was fatigue and cowardice.
It seemed that before they even attacked, they had lost confidence.
James sank to the bottom corner on the left. After Chalmos passed the half, he immediately wanted to shoot the ball.
Link saw all this in his eyes, and he understood Chalmos' expression and eyes. After being a "pseudo point guard" by James for so many years, Chalmos had long lost his original aura.
Now he has formed a mechanical habit, which is to find James immediately after halftime!
Just as Charmos passed the ball, Link stretched out his arm and took a step forward. Sure enough, the basketball flew towards James!
James found that Link was preparing to steal, but it was too late. In the end, Chalmos' pass was beautifully intercepted by Link!
The Miami Heat made a mistake in the first attack at the beginning!
Link immediately passed the ball out after completing the steal. In front, Iguodala was already running towards the other half.
The offense and defense were very fast this round, so that the Heat players didn't realize what was going on. Link used a quick pass to help Iguodala dunk.
4-0, the Memphis Grizzlies played easily. As soon as the Heat started, their momentum was suppressed.
Now, Link was sure of his guess.
He said he wanted to play the Heat 4-0 a few days ago. Not only did he not anger the team, but he instead put them in greater fear!
This team has basically collapsed, and even LeBron James is thinking about summer transfers now.
If a team loses its desire to win, where will they get the fighting power?
In the subsequent attack, Wade broke the deadlock with a beautiful layup, which finally gave Heat fans a reason to cheer.
But Wade's goal was just a stagnant. Because soon, Link made the Heat fans who were still cheering just now feel depressed.
The Grizzlies made their third attack, and this time, Link finally played with the ball.
Tobias Harris continued to cover, but this time it was real cover, and he ran away without blocking it.
James was delayed and Lewis did not make up for defense. Unexpectedly, they both lost sight of each other and let Link slip in.
It was still Bosh, he raised his arms and walked to the basket to defend Link.
He felt that he was the number one scapegoat for the Heat now.
As long as someone breaks in, he will be the first to go up and take the blame. If Gasol is missed, he will be labeled as a bad defense.
It's so difficult!
This time, Link did not do any tricks such as emergency stop jump shots or throws, but instead plunged into Bosh's arms!
One thing the Heat must admit is that neither Lewis nor Bosh, their two starting inside players are not masters of franchise protection.
After the two collided violently at the basket, Link had nothing to do and still made a layup steadily.
On the contrary, Bosh was directly pushed out of the baseline, and his backup defense at the basket was a microcosm of the overall Heat's defense today.
The word Van Gundy is useless.
In the end, Link easily scored the ball 6-2, and Dave Joggle's plan worked. He asked the players to cover the American Airlines Center Arena with fierce firepower at the beginning, and the players really did it.
But after a few more rounds of the game, Dave Joggel began to become less calm because he found that the players not only played the results they expected, but completely exceeded expectations!
In the third minute of the first quarter, after Iguodala broke through Chalmos, he suddenly threw the ball towards the basket one step behind the free throw line.
People thought Iguodala was a throw, but Link suddenly came out along the bottom line, jumped up and grabbed the basketball with both hands to complete the all-access dunk!
More than ten seconds later, the absent-minded Chalmos was directly snatched from his hands by Conley!
After the basketball lost control, Conley, Chalmos and Wade were in a chaotic battle. But in the end, Conley stubbornly secured the ball and passed it to Tobias Harris, who had already thrown to the frontcourt.
Harris pushed the ball with the ball and then dunked easily without anyone to guard it, and the Grizzlies scored again!
The game has been played for several minutes, but the Grizzlies' shooting percentage is still 100%!
In the fourth minute of the game, Gasol scored with a hook shot and the Grizzlies continued to score.
One round later, Link broke through and passed the ball to assist Conley in a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies' shooting percentage remained unchanged!
One round after another, time passed by minute by minute. It was not until the 6th minute and 55th minute of the first quarter that Gasol's strong shot at the basket was disturbed by Bosh and bounced out of the basket that the Memphis Grizzlies finally missed!
At this time, Spolstra called a timeout. Link, who had already scored 11 points, gently placed his left index finger on his lips and made a "boo" move to all the Heat fans in the stands.
The audience was silent. At this time, no Heat fans could even shout out.
Link used his actual actions to completely shut up the noisy Miami fans!
Now, the ears of the Grizzlies players have finally been quiet. They have finally made the group of ignorant reporters and fans recognize the cruel facts!
"It took nearly seven minutes in the first quarter to miss the shot for the first time. Oh my God, what kind of terrible offensive efficiency is this! Before the first quarter, the Grizzlies were already 21 points ahead! The Grizzlies' offense destroyed the Heat like a storm, and the Heat seemed to be completely extinguished in the first quarter!"
Jeff Van Gundy's chin was almost dislocated, and the Heat were in this state and didn't have to play in the fourth game!
Tonight, the league can award the O'Brien Cup to the Grizzlies and take them home. The Grizzlies' strength is completely crushing the Heat!
Even if the Heat have the sixth and seventh games, the ending will not change.
Jogel watched his players walk off the court, and didn't know what to say. Their performance was really good. His 100% shooting percentage lasted for 7 minutes. Who can withstand this?
On the Heat, Spoelstra even didn't know what to say. He fell behind 21 points in a single quarter, and no coach could save the game.
The silent American Airlines Center ushered in their ending ahead of schedule.
However, it was a bit too early. Who would have thought that the Grizzlies almost defeated the Heat in less than one quarter of the third game. You know, before the game started, Miami media believed that the game would be played to the last second.
Chapter completed!